BOXX’s Erik Tifft says insurers are now pricing for the chance that one rogue AI agent hits many policyholders at once, something they weren’t modelling five to ten years ago Some cyber insurance policies contain wording that would leave an incident caused by an AI agent uncovered, according to Erik Tifft, global head of underwriting...Read More

security Tokens transmitted in metadata, weak VM isolation, and expansive permissions make hacking a lot easier Bob, possibly the same Bob whose conversations with Alice draw so much interest from eavesdropping Eve, was browsing a site we’ll call TechHub. The site hosts an AI agent served by Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. Bob asked the agent for...Read More

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it. Adem El Adeb, 19, told Reuters that he tried to convince Saif al-Din Khader last month that breaking into the FBI would bring...Read More

DigiFlight Names Melody Berry Cybersecurity Manager Defense contractor hires industry veteran Melody Berry to lead cybersecurity compliance and CMMC readiness programs. By Jesse Jacobs Oct 09, 2026 DigiFlight Inc. appointed industry veteran Melody Berry as manager of cybersecurity and compliance. In her new role, Berry will oversee cybersecurity and assessment programs for DigiFlight...Read More

Christopher Saunders was a sexual predator hiding in plain sight. As bishop of the diocese of Broome, Saunders had forged a career teaching Catholicism and visiting remote Aboriginal communities in the State’s Kimberley for more than 25 years. But simmering beneath a veneer of philanthropy was a shocking truth: the clergyman was living a sinful...Read More

Germany has arrested a Russian national suspected of being a leading member of the Qilin ransomware group following extradition from Japan earlier this month. Japan has confirmed the extradition to Germany, with the National Police Agency saying that the suspect was detained after arriving in the country as a tourist. “When a Russian national for...Read More

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive data on thousands of agents, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity. The New York Times reported today that the FBI has arrested...Read More

Suspected Ledger wallet thefts are approaching $90 million as Tether freezes USDT stablecoin linked to the incident, according to blockchain investigators. In an Oct. 9 statement, the crypto hardware wallet maker said it was investigating reports that customers lost funds after buying devices from CryptoBilis, an authorized reseller operating in Southeast Asia. As a precaution,...Read More

Social media use remains widespread among U.S. teens, with recent research showing that many use these platforms frequently or almost constantly. Many teens also say they spend more time on social media than they believe they should. However, frequent use alone does not mean a teen is addicted. Understanding the difference between heavy use and...Read More

KU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Wasim Qazi addresses a seminar organised by the Criminology Department at the KU Chinese Teachers’ Memorial Auditorium on October 9, 2026. — Facebook@uoktimes Speakers at a seminar held at the University of Karachi on Friday stressed the need for effective legislation, strict implementation of existing laws and greater public awareness to...Read More